001/*
002 *   Subrange  -- Interface all subrange type objects.
003 *
004 *   Copyright (C) 2009-2015, Joseph A. Huwaldt
005 *   All rights reserved.
006 *   
007 *   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
008 *   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
009 *   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
010 *   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
011 *   
012 *   This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
013 *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
014 *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
015 *   Lesser General Public License for more details.
016 *
017 *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
018 *   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
019 *   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
020 *   Or visit:  http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html
021 */
022package geomss.geom;
023
024/**
025 * Defines the interface for {@link GeomElement} objects that are subranges of other
026 * {@link ParametricGeometry} objects.
027 *
028 * <p> Modified by: Joseph A. Huwaldt </p>
029 *
030 * @author Joseph A. Huwaldt, Date: May 28, 2009
031 * @version September 3, 2015
032 *
033 * @param <T> The type of this subrange object.
034 */
035public interface Subrange<T extends GeomElement> {
036
037    /**
038     * Returns the parametric position on the child object that this subrange refers to.
039     *
040     * @return The parametric position on the child object that this subrange refers to.
041     */
042    public T getParPosition();
043
044    /**
045     * Sets the parametric position on the child object that this subrange refers to.
046     *
047     * @param par The parametric position (between 0 and 1) along each parametric
048     *            dimension where the subrange is located (may not be <code>null</code>).
049     */
050    public void setParPosition(T par);
051
052    /**
053     * Returns the child object this subrange object is subranged onto.
054     *
055     * @return The child object this object is subranged onto.
056     */
057    public ParametricGeometry getChild();
058
059}